Blueprint for Aging Workgroups
In September 2007, the Blueprint
for Aging Core Leadership Team met to identify strategic priorities
that would guide Blueprint actions into 2009. Based on these identified
priorities, Blueprint leadership created action workgroups, each with
goals that will further system changes to our county’s long term care
options for older adults. Blueprint for Aging Action Workgroups meet at
least bi-monthly: February, April, June, August, October, and December.
Meeting dates and information can be found on the BFA Website Calendar.
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Action workgroups fall under the following
four Blueprint
for Aging Initiatives:
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I. Senior Leadership
Utilizing the skills
and wisdom of older adults
II. Aging in
Place
Improving options and
quality of life for seniors
Using technology to streamline systems
IV.
Foundational Supports for System Changes
Structuring an elder-friendly community
Below are descriptions of BFA Action Workgroups, each listed under the corresponding Blueprint
for Aging Initiative.
In addition, each workgroup’s 18-month goals are
identified.
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I.
Senior Leadership
Volunteer Systems
Change Workgroup
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A marketing campaign and
on-line enrollment/referral tool will recruit and enlist new,
Baby-Boomer and non-traditional volunteers in community leadership
positions.
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Agencies serving seniors
will have access to marketing materials that can be customized for
their individual outreach to the new model of volunteers.
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- Senior and community
centers will determine ways in which they and the Blueprint for Aging
are able to share a role in the continuum of options and services for
older adults.
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II. Aging in
Place
- Practical, sustainable
action plans will be critically analyzed to deliver enhanced
transportation options, respite support and volunteer support to
hard-to-reach areas of the county as indicated by findings.
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to view the workgroup charter
- Increased home services
and support will be implemented utilizing the “Village Model”.
Neighborhoods of varying economic status will be observed and supported
in their grassroots efforts to develop supportive services for seniors
that are accessible, affordable and outside the public sector. Lessons
learned will explore the feasibility of a model that includes
low-income seniors.
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Community
Volunteers Pilot Workgroup
- Trained volunteers
and residents of four neighborhoods in Washtenaw County will serve as
trusted, knowledgeable contacts linking seniors with needed
resources. This model will be evaluated for effectiveness in
enhancing "aging in place" and lessons learned will be incorporated
into a manual for community-based volunteerism.
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III. Technological
Innovation
- E-referral systems will
provide a secure, private way for referrals to be received, responded
to, accepted, rejected—and a way to count services, inform the need for
services, and determine what needs remain unmet.
- Seniors and care givers
will have the ability to find and understand what services are
available and to access the appropriate provider (non-profit and
for-profit) using an online Senior Decision Tree.
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IV. Foundational Supports for System Changes
Senior
Data Workgroup
- Meaningful data will be
identified and collected in the community in conjunction with Washtenaw
County Health Improvement Plan, Washtenaw United Way, Collaborative
Council of Washtenaw County, and in response to identified needs and
projects
- Service agencies
(for-profit and not-for-profit) and government departments have
identified and begun collection of a consistent core set of data to
support understanding of community conditions of significance for
seniors.
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- Community of funders and senior service
agencies will have an agreed upon process that supports a collaborative
and coordinated funding approach to local as well as non-local
resources.
- Significant outreach has taken place to
secure non-local dollars for seniors.
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